The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-01-14
N(lstellann department.
THE TWO SPIES.
NATHAN HALE AND JOHN ANDR' T

Nathan Hale. the American spy of
the Revolution. and John Andre. the
English spy. had many characteristics
iii common. Both were well educated
and accomplished; the former was
graduated at Yale with the highest
honorS, was an excellent debater and IA
fine classical scholar: the latter stud
led at the University of Geneva. and
at'tcrward showed considerable literary
and artistic talent Both were noble
specimens of physical manhood; the
American was nearly six feet high.
broad-cheSted. muscular. with rosy
complexion. blue eyes, soft brown hair
and Il musical voice: the Engiishman
was handsome, genial, magnetic. Both
were brave, cool and self-possessed in
the time Of danger and in the hour Of
death. Hale, when met by the chal-
lenge, 'Surrender or die" was calm
and unfinching. Andre. when ar
rested, and when he had yainly tried
to bribe his captors, was composed
Hale, without shudder of trepida-
ton. stood on the ladder of death
.'the method employed at military ex-
ecutions at that time was to place a
ladder against the gallows beam or
limb. cause the prisoner To ascend it a
few feet, and at Il given signal turn
the ladder and leave the victim sus-
pended"
Andre, without uemor. mounted
the baggage wagon which bore his
plain pine coffin, and Was standing
beneath the gallows. He did not quiy-
er or turn pale, although he knew that
in Il few moments the wagon would be
driven from under his feet. Hale with
his last breath exclaimed. Il regret
that | have but one life to lose fer my
country. Andre. about to die, bowed
courtcou>ly to General Greene and his
officers. and said. ''All Irequest Of YOU,
gentlemen. is that while | acknowl-
edge the propriety Of my sentence, You
will bear me witness that | die like q
brave man,
At Coventry, Conn.,. Il monument
forty-fiye feet high. and costing about
thirty-Scven hundred dollars. is erect
ed to the memory of Hale. On the
four sides of the pedestal are these
sentences :-"Captain Nathan Hale.
Born at Coventry. June 6. 100.
Died at New York, September p.
1,.6." Il regret that | have bot one
life to lose for my country
In Westminster Abbey is a sarcoph-
agus of marble near the Poets Corner
erected by order of King George the
Third, to honor Andres memory. On
Andre Hill, at Tappan on the Hudson
is solid and substantial monumental
stone of Quincy granite, erected by d
! distinguished citizen OF New York. 1t
bears this cpitaph, written by the late
! Dean Stanley Here died. October
,. l,S0, Major John Andre. OF the
British Army. who. entering the Amer,
lean lines on Il secret mission 10 Bene-
dict Arnold. for the surrender of West
Point, was taken prisoner, tried and
condemned as Il SPY. Ills death, though
according to the stern rule of war
moved even his enemies to pity: and
both armies mourncd the fate of one
50 Young and brave. In 1921 his re
mains were removed to Westminster
Abbey. This stone WAS placed above
the spot where he lay, by il citizen Of
the | nitcd States. against which ht
fought. not 10 perpetuate the record o
strife. but in token of these better feel
ingS which have since united two ma
tions in race. in language and il
rcigion-with the hope that tht
friendly union will never be broken
On the north side OF the stone ar,
these words